Adolf Graß
Adolf Joseph Graß , also Grass (born November 12, 1841 in Düsseldorf ; † October 29, 1926 in Bozen ), was a German history and portrait painter from the Düsseldorf School .
Life
Graß studied painting at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . There were Eduard Bendemann and Karl Ferdinand Sohn his most important teacher. He stayed in Rome and Bolzano for study purposes . In 1891 he moved to Innsbruck , later to the Erlacherhof in Gries am Brenner . Graß was a member of the Allgemeine Deutsche Kunstgenossenschaft and the Düsseldorf Artists Association for mutual support and help . In 1877 Graß exhibited at the art association for the Rhineland and Westphalia , in 1888 and 1889 at other exhibitions in his hometown.
Works (selection)
- Narcissus , 1867
- Portrait of Wilhelmine Luise Heyl , 1874
- Corpse of Christ in the tomb , 1886
literature
- Graß, Adolf . In: Ulrich Thieme , Fred. C. Willis (Ed.): General lexicon of visual artists from antiquity to the present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 14 : Giddens-Gress . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1921, p. 527 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- Grass, Adolf Joseph . In: Emmanuel Bénézit : Dictionnaire critique et documentaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs de tous les temps et de tous les pays . Gründ, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-7000-3010-9 , Volume 6, p. 383.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Stephan Hamacher: Artwork discovered in St. Andreas . rp-online.de, October 27, 2011; accessed on March 28, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Graß, Adolf |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Graß, Adolf Joseph (full name); Grass, Adolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German history and portrait painter from the Düsseldorf School |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dusseldorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 29, 1926 |
| Place of death | Bolzano |